It will be 130km, ar 50km/h

There’ s the usual Initial Cost (MSRP plus ADM), Insurance Cost, Monthly Payment Cost.

Then there’s these in no particular order:

1) Annual Vehicle fees. This has changed to now include an EV tax across many states, to “take the place of gas taxes not collected”. Thats the excuse.

5) Battery Fires, Near Battery Fires (burnt electrical smells from vehicles), Charging portals and times (or lack of them), Range or lack of it (my personal kentucky windage is 300 miles min).

6) No Right to Repair.

7) The market has not yet settled on a charging approach (NACS, CCS).

9) Battery replacement cost.

10) Range anxiety, charging infrastructure, charging times, power grid infrastructure, and the cost of adding a charger to your home (Level 2).

11) I have to admit I am suspicious of the car manufacturers rolling out OTA updates, *without owner approval, or knowledge of what the update does*, that seemingly reduce battery charge limits so to insure there is no warranty claims being made on battery wearout (fatigue). This is occurring in BEV Autos.

13) Manufacturers that play games with optioned equipment that was paid for, but subsequent owners have to pay for again. This is also occurring in BEV Autos.

14) Manufacturers that charge you for equipment options that are already built into the car. Maybe squeeze play you monthly for that heated turn signal. This is occurring in BEV Motorcycles! (Looking at you, KTM).

15) Many of the manufacturers are currently “chipping” or “coding” various parts. For example, let’s say you have a minor fender bender and the headlight assembly in your BMW gets damaged. Let’s say BMW charges $500 for the unit. You find an after-market unit for $150. Not a problem, you think I’ll change the unit and save $350. Not so fast. You change it only to find out the replacement headlight does not work. You check the unit out of the vehicle and it works perfectly. You take the car to your independent mechanic. He determines that the headlight unit needs to be coded to the vehicle and he cant do it. So you have to take it to the dealer. If the dealer is even willing to code it. More than likely the dealer will say it has to be a BMW part (which is probably made in the same factory as the replacement you bought) so now you will part with $500 and the dealers per hour labor fee. Occurring in BMW Autos, and some others. Beware!

The removed numbered items are Auto only, and do not apply to Motos.